Jasoco Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Is there a place that sells the oversized jewel cases that Sega CD, Saturn and older PSX games came in? It'd be ice to refurbish my collection once in a while. Some times games come in pretty beat up cases. The hinges break so easily. I'd think someone out there would make new ones. Or did the company break the mould? Mold.. whatever it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Search turned up nothing. I need a few myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted December 16, 2003 Author Share Posted December 16, 2003 Apparently they were semi-standard. I mean, both Sega and Sony used them. Or was there some deal going on? Either way, I wish they could have just used the hard cardboard boxes for them all. Not the paper cardboard ones, the harder book like ones. Those seem to hold together better. I may have to win some Lot auctions just to get enough replacement cases. Currently I have my whole small collection with working cases and all my dupes with the borked ones, but it's run down. No more. All my few remaining ones have no hinges. *sigh* I guess there's no source even for third party remakes. I'd settle for anything that was clear and allowed the back paper and manual to be shown. Quick.. someone create a mould. We could make a fortune on them.. small fortune... a few bucks at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 The inserts are even bigger than DVD cases, which really hurts. The only real solution is to scan and modify the inserts to fit in a regular jewel case, and save the originals in cryogenic storage until a cure for no-big-cases can be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted December 16, 2003 Author Share Posted December 16, 2003 The inserts are even bigger than DVD cases, which really hurts. The only real solution is to scan and modify the inserts to fit in a regular jewel case, and save the originals in cryogenic storage until a cure for no-big-cases can be found.Yeah. I hope someone finds a cure soon. I just don't feel right displaying my collection of semi-complete CD games. And having printed up covers doesn't look right. I like seeing a solid wall of blue candy-cane striped spines or white and grey striped spines. It looks all purdy-like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 I have one extra case if you need it. I don't know if it has any cracks or flaws, but I can certainly check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Allofthe ones I have a destroyed too. I have never seen them anywhere else so I gave up on finding good ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 I simply bought boxes of mega cheap Saturn sports games (NBA Jam X-treme) and used those. I was able to get them for about.50 each when bought in bulk off ebay. This was a year or two ago though. I do need some more now, so I'll have to start looking again. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 out of my 80 something Saturn games only 4 are missing the hard cases and a couple have flaws like a crack on the front or back, but so far all hinges are still intact now my Sega CD games, oh boy what a mess the ones i have with broken hinges, i broke off both hinges to make it even so nothing stuck out then i just used clear packaging tape to tape the front part to the black side piece, they open alittle different then the unbroken ones but they stay shut just like it had hinges collectorscardsandgames used to sell the cases in lots of 50, as well as one other seller on ebay, but i couldnt see buying 50 cases and only using 20 or so, plus at that time i was broke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 i broke off both hinges to make it even so nothing stuck out then i just used clear packaging tape to tape the front part to the black side piece, they open alittle different then the unbroken ones but they stay shut just like it had hinges Wow, that's actually a really good idea! Another option is to just stick all the CD's in a big CD wallet, keep the manuals in a safe place, and pitch the stupid jewel cases in the garbage (Keep the spine/back if you're anal). You'll save yourself tons of space, it'll be a lot more convenient, and you won't have to worry about breaking the jewel cases every time you open them (My Bug! jewel case has a huge crack that almost cuts the whole front in half... every time I open it, I fully expect it to snap in two). --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyo Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Apparently they were semi-standard. I mean, both Sega and Sony used them. Or was there some deal going on? Either way, I wish they could have just used the hard cardboard boxes for them all. Not the paper cardboard ones, the harder book like ones. Those seem to hold together better. I may have to win some Lot auctions just to get enough replacement cases. Currently I have my whole small collection with working cases and all my dupes with the borked ones, but it's run down. No more. All my few remaining ones have no hinges. *sigh* I guess there's no source even for third party remakes. I'd settle for anything that was clear and allowed the back paper and manual to be shown. Quick.. someone create a mould. We could make a fortune on them.. small fortune... a few bucks at least. there wasnt any deal going on, Sony bought some off of SEGA when they were starting out with the PSX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 there wasnt any deal going on, Sony bought some off of SEGA when they were starting out with the PSX. That sounds like a deal to me... --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 If anyone needs it, I have one case in decent shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted December 18, 2003 Author Share Posted December 18, 2003 LOL. One case. You don't happen to have 999 more somewhere around, do you? 'Cause if you did, you could really make some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I like the rescanning idea.Printing out the artwork front and back and fitting it on regular CD jewel cases.Granted ,the ratio is gonna be different,but Ive done this with my Sega CD games and I like them.I plan on getting a good scanner soon,so Im gonna reprint some labels that came out not so great (I relied on internet pictures).But I believe if you got a good quality printer and scanner,you could make some awesome quality jewel case labels.Maybe even print them out on DVD labels to keep the art's ratio. On a side note,anyone know where I can get double DVD cases (normal kind).When I moved I had to chunk all my DVD/CD cases so I could cut down the cost on shipping my stuff back home.Also,Im gonna need a good source for CD jewel cases that have the clear inside that the CD rests on.Anyone got good sources? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Even so, the manuals are still too large to fit inside a DVD case. Meh, too bad I don't have a printer... not that I have any big-case games that are worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Even so, the manuals are still too large to fit inside a DVD case. Meh, too bad I don't have a printer... not that I have any big-case games that are worth the effort. True,but Id love to give scanning and printing out Sega CD/Saturn/early PSX cases' art onto DVD format.It would require minimal resizing Id think And just tuck the instruction booklets away perhaps.Does anyone have old SNES cases that are similar to Genesis ones that Blockbuster used to use to rent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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